US rank #9070 Girls' name Peak 2014 555 births

Elanna — #9070 US girls' name

555 babies named Elanna in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s101970s101980s221990s972000s1682010s1862020s62
#9070
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 49% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Elanna was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

26 babies were named Elanna in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Elanna

The Social Security Administration has registered 555 babies named Elanna between 1967 and 2024, spanning 58 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Elanna currently holds the #9070 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Elanna performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 186 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Elanna shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Elanna in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Elanna in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 555 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Elanna at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

555

Since 1967

58 years of records

Peak year

2014

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#9,070

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1967

Recorded for 58 years

Last year on file: 2024

Elanna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1967

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2014)
26
Annual births at peak — across 58 years of records
051015202530 20242018201220062000199419871967 5

Elanna by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
186 births that decade — 34% of Elanna's all-time total
1960s101970s101980s221990s972000s1682010s1862020s62

Elanna by state

Where Elanna concentrates geographically — total births since 1967

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Elanna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 0.9%
California share of Elanna's total US births 0.9%

5 of 555 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Elanna?
555 babies have been named Elanna since 1967. It currently ranks #9070 among girls. The peak year was 2014 with 26 births.
When was Elanna most popular?
Elanna was most popular in the 2010s decade with 186 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Where is Elanna most popular?
The top states for the name Elanna are California (5 births).
How long has the name Elanna been used?
Elanna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 58 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Elanna?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Elaine, Elaina, Elana, Elayna, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1967–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.